Tomato and cheese pie

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a pie with tomatoes and cheese? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. You can use any cheese to your liking, the main thing is that it can be easily grated. Choose medium-sized tomatoes (if desired, you can take cherry, they have a more delicate skin). The butter should be firm.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sift the flour through a sieve to saturate with oxygen. Add sugar, salt and a little thyme to the flour. Rub the dried thyme leaves a little in your hands to grind them as much as possible. Thyme will give the dough a pleasant taste and aroma.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut the solid butter into cubes and place it in the bowl in which you will cook the dough.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add the flour mixture and egg to the butter. Do not pour all the flour at once, leave 1/3 of the total amount. When kneading the dough, focus not on the amount of flour, but on the consistency of the dough. Flour may need more or less.

5. Step 5:

   

   The finished dough will easily form into a ball and will not stick to your hands. Wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

7. Step 6:

   

   Roll out the finished dough on a sheet of parchment into a rectangle about 20*30 cm in size.

8. Step 7:

   

   Lubricate the surface of the dough with a small amount of olive oil. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater and spread it over the entire surface of the dough, a little short of the edges on all sides.

9. Step 8:

   

   Wash the tomatoes and remove the stalk. I did not remove the skin, this is optional, but if desired, you can remove the skin from the tomatoes, after making cross-shaped incisions and pouring boiling water over them. Keep in mind that in this case, tomatoes may not keep their shape in the finished pie and will spread out. Cut the tomatoes into slices and spread them over the cheese. Peel the onion and cut it into thin rings. Arrange the onion over the tomatoes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Tuck the edges of the dough into the filling and pinch a little so that it does not unfold. Brush the tomatoes with olive oil. Sprinkle the top of the pie with ground pepper and thyme. Put the pie in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 40 minutes. When baking, be guided by your oven.

11. Step 10:

    

    The finished pie will brown, and the tomatoes will shrink a little. Remove it from the oven, cool it a little and serve it to the table. The pie is fragrant and very tasty both hot and cold. Enjoy your meal!